Sky-Religion in Egypt - Its Antiquity and Effects

Created with both the Egyptologist and general reader in mind, this 1938 volume provides a highly informative account of religious development in ancient Egypt.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Conspectus of dates; Abbreviations; 1. Generalities; 2. The Sky-Religion in Egypt; 3. Conclusions; Appendix: the rise of Rê and Osiris-worship; Addenda; Index.

Zusammenfassung

This 1938 volume originated in a series of articles written mainly for the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology between 1925 and 1938. Created with both the Egyptologist and general reader in mind, it provides a highly informative account of religious development in ancient Egypt, and its connection with the need for fertility and rain.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: G. A. Wainwright, Wainwright G. A.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521237512
• ISBN: 978-0-521-23751-2
• Seiten: 142
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ancient Egyptian religion & mythology, Ancient Egypt